Frederick V, King of Bohemia and Elector Palatine; Gabriel Bethlen
1 portrait of Frederick V, King of Bohemia and Elector Palatine
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Frederick V, King of Bohemia and Elector Palatine; Gabriel Bethlen
published by Claes Jansz Visscher
line engraving, 1619 or after
8 1/4 in. x 6 1/2 in. (211 mm x 165 mm) paper size
Given by Sir Herbert Henry Raphael, 1st Bt, 1913
Reference Collection
NPG D19106
Sittersback to top
- Gabriel Bethlen (1580-1629), Prince of Transylvania and King-elect of Hungary. Sitter associated with 1 portrait.
- Frederick V, King of Bohemia and Elector Palatine (1596-1632), Calvinist and son-in-law of James I. Sitter associated with 36 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Claes Jansz Visscher (1587-1652), Publisher. Artist or producer associated with 10 portraits.
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1619back to top
Current affairs
Queen of James I, Anne of Denmark dies at Hampton Court of consumption and dropsy. Her state funeral is comparable to that of Elizabeth I.The first permanent banqueting house at Whitehall, built for James I, is destroyed by fire. Inigo Jones is immediately commissioned to design a new one.
Art and science
Clergyman, Arthur Hildersham, publishes A Briefe Forme of Examination and The Doctrine of Communicating Worthily in the Lord's Supper. A Puritan divine, Hildersham advocated for regular communion and emphasised the need of assurance in salvation.International
Frederick V, Elector Palatine and his wife, Elizabeth, James I's daughter, are crowned King and Queen of Bohemia.The first Africans start to arrive in Virginia, North America, as indentured servants. Gradually a shift in their status
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Dr. Christoph Buehler
30 November 2018, 12:10
The engraving is labelled "Fredericus.. bohemiae rex" and "Gabriel Batter" - this was taken for registration.
But Frederick and Gabriel Bathory never met, Frederick became King in 1619 and Bathory died 1613. That's a failure in labelling by the artist. So it is only possible, that not Bathory is ment, but Gabriel Bethlen, the allied of Frederick in their war against Habsburg (and godfather of Fredrick's son, Prince Rupert). The City in the rear is labelled "Pressburg" (Bratislava), and this town was taken by Bethlen in 1619.
May be, in 1650, there was neither a reason to publish the printing nor any client would buy this in times of conterrevolution. In my humble opinion, this engraving was made in the beginning 1620's. Visscher startet about 1623 in printing cartografical sheets.